| 100% | PIECE | 5 | "___ of cake," idiom used to describe an effortless task |
| 45% | TAKE | 4 | "___ the cake," idiom used to describe something that stands out, either as the best or the worst |
| 45% | BIG | 3 | "___ baby," oxymoron used to describe an immature adult |
| 43% | UNDER | 5 | "To be snowed ___," idiom with a natural phenomenon that is used to describe an overload of work |
| 43% | EON | 3 | Used to describe a huge amount of time |
| 42% | STEEL | 5 | Nerves of ___, phrase that is used to describe an extremely calm person |
| 42% | SEC | 3 | Term used to describe Champagne of medium sweetness |
| 42% | ACRES | 5 | Common unit used to describe areas of land |
| 42% | ACRES | 5 | Common units used to describe areas of land |
| 42% | ZONE | 4 | Friend ___, phrase used to describe an unreciprocated romantic interest that originated on "Friends" |
| 41% | PLOT | 4 | Term used to describe the storyline of a TV show |
| 41% | ELEPHANT | 8 | ___ in the room, phrase used to describe an obvious problem no one wants to discuss |
| 40% | PEA | 3 | Vegetable that's used to describe the smallest size of hail |
| 40% | FINALE | 6 | Term used to describe the last episode of a TV show |
| 40% | BABY | 4 | Tiny tot or word used to describe a shade of 16a |
| 40% | RUT | 3 | Settled routine, stuck in a ___, used to describe a lack of excitement |
| 39% | DUMA | 4 | Word used to describe the lower chamber of the Russian Parliament (before 1917) |
| 39% | CHEWABLE | 8 | Adjective sometimes used to describe the extra thick quality of Guinness Extra Stout beer |
| 39% | OBOE | 4 | Woodwind instrument used to set the pitch of an orchestra |
| 39% | FLOUR | 5 | Powdery material used to make the batter of plum cakes |
| 38% | LATESTYLE | 9 | Term used by Edward Said to describe the final phase of an artist’s career |
| 38% | SIDE | 4 | ___ Effect, unintended consequence that's commonly used to describe the adverse effect of a medicine |
| 38% | AZURE | 5 | Shade of blue often used to describe the color of the sky |
| 37% | OFTEN | 5 | One of two ways to vote, per an idiom |
| 37% | ROGUE | 5 | Code name for a secret agent, that's also used to describe a trickster or an untrustworthy person |
| 36% | BOARD | 5 | Cake ___, thick piece of material used between tiers to support a cake |
| 36% | ICON | 4 | Pictorial image that is often used to represent the theme or meaning of an application |
| 36% | CHAOS | 5 | Controlled ___, oxymoron used to describe a situation that seems to be out of control but has some factors in control |
| 34% | MATTE | 5 | Mask used to blank out part of an image in a film so that another can be superimposed |
| 34% | LAYUP | 5 | Metaphor for an effortless task |